Single-player games like Cave Crawlers
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Cave Crawlers, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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The Forgettable Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
The Forgettable Dungeon is an ONLINE co-op top down action roguelike that takes place in a procedurally generated destructible voxel world.
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Dunrog
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Dunrog is a first-person dungeon crawler with almost infinite number of randomly generated locations, full of treasures and dangers. Players have to fight their way through dungeons, jungles, infernal abyss and much more.
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Below the Stone
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
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Spiretela
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Climb the tower, defeat powerful enemies, and uncover the cause of a cosmic instability in this intense roguelike adventure.
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Barony
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
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From The Dark
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
A tense, procedurally generated dungeon crawler where your only advantage is the dark. Face relentless enemies and find a way to reclaim the light that was stolen.
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Dwarf Delve
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
In this first-person extraction roguelite adventure, strap on your gloves, grab your Battlemallet, and explore randomly-generated mines as a new Delveling. Gather riches, avoid deadly hazards and try to make it out with your beard intact!
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Legend of Deepshade: The Shattered Seal
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cave Crawlers.
A classic grid-based first-person dungeon crawler. Turn-based combat, deadly puzzles, and 50+ floors of loot-filled dungeons. Inspired by the RPG greats of the 90s.
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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cave Crawlers.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cave Crawlers.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Minecraft Legends
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Cave Crawlers.
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!